Dollar edges up in Asian trade

A report last week showed fewer Americans applied for first-time unemployment benefits over the past few weeks than at any time in almost 15 years, helping to allay concern about the strength of the US economy. "Data last week showed that the weak payrolls number was more of an aberration," said Sim Moh Siong, a foreign-exchange strategist at Bank of Singapore.



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